Chattanooga beats Georgia Southern 75-63

Jan 7, 2010 - 3:10 AM
STATESBORO, Ga.(AP) -- Ty Patterson scored a career-high 25 points
and Josh Odem also set a career best with 22 points, leading
Chattanooga over Georgia Southern 75-63 on Wednesday night.

Patterson also set a career high for 3-pointers made, hitting 7
of 9 from long range for the Mocs (9-6, 1-1 Southern
Conference), who have won four in a row. Odem tied his career
high of four 3-pointers, going a perfect 4-for-4 from beyond the
arc.

The Mocs finished 14-for-23 from 3-point range (60.9 percent),
while the Eagles were just 7-for-25 (28 percent).

Chattanooga jumped out to a 32-18 halftime lead and never looked
back, holding on despite being outscored 45-43 by the Eagles in
the second half.

Willie Powers scored 25 points to lead the Eagles (3-13, 0-3),
who have lost nine straight.